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No. 2. 



Bag punching 



Every sport has its utility. Swimming, Rowing, Track 
Athletics, Foot Hall and Boxing have their unquestioned advan- 
tages, and each contribute in different forms a benefit to ihe 
human physique. But while these sports develop the muscle 
and invigorate those that indulge in them, the accidents and 
mishaps attendant on them partly counterbalance the good to 
be derived. The footballist is more often laid up with shattered 
limbs than playing on the foot ball field ; the track athlete is a 
study in bandages and plasters all the year round and his rup- 
tures and strains an unending theme; the swimmer and oars- 
man, although never in position to suffer any violent wrench, 
are momentarily apt to furnish a sensational fatality story, and 
finallv the devotee of the manly art is universally decorated 




No. 3. 



RAG PUNCHING. 7 

with the escutcheon of his calling — a battered physiognomy. 

But the exercise in which are constituted all the promulgated 
benefits of field sports, aquatics and boxing, without incurring 
any of their dangerous features, is the simple calisthenic of 
" Punching the Bag." This pastime consists in hitting an in- 
flated leather bag about the size of an Association football wkh 
the naked fists or with gloves manufactured for the purpose. 
To such a pitch of popularity has the game now leached that it 
has become a recognized fad among professional boxers, and 
the indulgence in the exercise, too, among people in general 
who want an appliance for home training is gaining general 
favor and making rapid advances-'. 

And here a word of advice might be offered to those who are 
desirous of procuring the necessary apparatus for fixing a bag 
in their own homes. As might naturally be expected at first 
sight, the cost of a bag and ceiling would appear to be very 
great, but for a few dollars anyone can comfortablv provide 
himself with a bag ami striking gloves should he need them. 
A punching bag that seems to meet all requirements is the 
A. G. Spalding No. rS. It is the one endorsed by Corbett and 
Fitzsimmons, and their testimony ought to be a sufficient guar- 
antee of its qualities. Its cost is §10.00, but a capital one can 
be had for just half the money. Another style is the double 




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end and a good one can be had for $4.00. A very fine pair of 
striking-gloves can be purchased for $2.50. They are a great 
protective for the hands, and beginners should at all times use 
them. 

As an exercise, punching the bag is very fascinating. There 
is a wonderful temptation even in the very appearance of the 
ball as it hangs suspended in the air, because no matter how 
weak the physique or imagination the most puisne cannot fail 
for a moment to fancy himself facing an antagonist, and will 
immediately start to put his powers into execution and drive 
viciously at the leather sphere. 

To the professional and amateur athlete, especially the am- 
bitious boxer, this form of exercise is by no means easy of 
attainment, and it requires careful study and plenty of work to 
become proficient. All the noted boxers pride themselves on 
their skill as bag punchers. Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Choyinski, 
Ryan, Dixon, Plimmer, Smith ami Jlarrv assert superiority 
over each other and claim to lie the Originator of the different 
methods of hitting. 

Like most of its contemporaneous relatives, the early history 
of this pastime is shrouded in mystery and the real originator 
of the game will never be known. The English boxers of a 
few generations ago were familiar with a bag, an article about 




No. 5. 



BAG PUNCHING. II 

the size of a man. This affair was usually swung from the 
crossbeam of a barn or other roomy edifice. It generally 
weighed about sixty pounds — a horseskin wallet filled with 
bricks, old horseshoes and the like. 

The Americans used a modified form. During the fighting 
days of Arthur Chambers, Billy Edwards and Billy Madden, 
Arthur Chambers had one in his Philadelphia gymnasium, but, 
like its British predecessor, the workmanship was crude and the 
exercise attained did not cause any amount of comment or lead 
anyone to believe that it would one day become the peer of all 
indoor exercises. This was during the Centennial of 1876. 

In all public gymnasiums during that period the twelve, 
fifteen and thirty pound bags, made of canvas and stuffed with 
chamois, oakum and excelsior were sometimes used. They 
were generally suspended from beams about twelve or fourteen 
feet high and any one who could knock them over the beam 
earned the reputation of a hard puncher. Apropos of this a 
story' is told of John C. Heenan. The great fighter was travel- 
ing around England and was then but in poor condition from 
the effects of high living and other luxuries. He chanced to 
ramble into the old gymnasium at Oxford college, England, 
where an old-time bag was hanging. Some of the students 
recognizing the Benecia boy, asked him to give the bumper a 




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shot, and the once king of the prize ring quickly removed his 
silk coat and squared off before the bundle. After tapping it 
a few times to limber up he let fly at the bag. The whack it 
received resounded through the building and the bag sailed 
twice around the crossbeam before the sound of the punch 
died away. 

But this style of bag proved the most dangerous appliance in 
the gymnasium, for anyone who had not the proper idea of 
punching surely came to grief by spraining their wrist. 

However, as time wore on, the prize ring was undergoing a 
revolution, but no one seemed to pay attention to the punching 
bag until, in a moment of sublime reverie, Professor Mike Don- 
ovan, of the New York Athletic Club, thought a lively leather 
bag was the thing, and to the genius of the genial professor 
the followers of fistic science are indebted for the punching bag. 

In 1876 Donovan was training for his fight with McClelland 
for the middleweight championship of America at San Fran- 
cisco, and as a part of his exercise used the punching bag. 
There were no India rubber bladders in those days and Mike 
kept his trainers busy securing cow bladders from the slaughter 
houses in the vicinity of Frisco. 

Cook made bags of calf and sheepskin, round and pear 
shaped. - He used rubber bladders and his bags became popular. 




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John Rumsey, of Cleveland, Ohio, manufactured a double 
end bag. It was oblong in shape, made of fancy canvas and 
attached to the floor and ceiling. The attachment from floor 
to hag was of rubber and from bag to ceiling common rope, so 
that the bag could be lowered or raised to suit the trainee. Of 
course there have been a great many improvements in the com- 
position of the ball. The contrast and result of the heavy bag 
of the old days and the late improved style is great. The new 
one makes a man quick while the old one made a man slow. 
If you do not guard or duck with the one of to-day you are 
liable to get countered, for they are quicker than nine-tenths 
of the men of the present day. 

There is a secret in bag making like everything else, and out 
of the number who have tried but very few have been suc- 
cessful. Only selected skins can be used and only the choicest 
part. The leather is cut on forms, after being thoroughly 
stretched, and the grain of the leather should all run one way. 
This will ensure a uniform roundness and the stitches will 
draw out evenlv after the bladder is inflated. 




No. 8. 



BAG PUNCHING. 



A CORRECT riETHOD OF STRIKING AND THE 

DIFFERENT POSITIONS THOROUGHLY 

EXPLAINED. 



Regarding the best method of punching the bag, Mr. Jules 
Franks, the acknowledged champion bag puncher of America, 
kindly allowed himself to be photographed and the accompany- 
ing cuts are strongly recommended to all who care to be pro- 
ficient in the art. To boxers these attitudes should be of the 
most vital interest. 

Professor Donovan says : " The most important thing is the 
punching ball ; practising with it quickens the eyes, develops 
the hitting muscles and makes a man a two-handed hitter. 
Punch it as much as possible alternately with left and right; 
this style of hitting is good practice for two-handed in-fighting, 
and two hands are always better than one. 

" By frequently using the bare knuckles on the ball it will 
harden the hands and give you a greater variety of blows. I 




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regard the punching ball as the most valuable mechanical 
assistance to a fighter in training." 

No. 1. 

The first position in punching the bag should be much the 
same as in sparring. The centre of the ball should be a little 
below the level of the eyes and the distance from the loop of 
the ball should not be more than three feet; any greater length 
makes too much swing. 

No. 2.— LEFT LEAD. 

Step forward with the left foot and instantly strike out 
straight from the shoulder with your left hand, aiming for the 
centre of the ball and throwing the weight of the body into the 
blow. In striking thus turn your head slightly to the right aid 
hold your right forearm across the breast a little below the 
nipples. Avoid a counter from the bag. Be careful and avoid 
all slapping and do not strike at the ball in a downward 
direction, as such motions only shorten your reach, gives an 
unpleasant twang to the elbow and lessens the force of your 
blow. Do not miscalculate the distance and overbalance your- 




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s«lf, and after delivering the blow spring quickly back into 
position, guarding yourself at the same instant and repeat 
the lead. 



No. 3.— RTGHT LEAD. 

Face the bag as you would an opponent, at about the distance 
you could land effectively. Strike out and step in slightly with 
your left foot and throw all your weight into the blow. Duck 
your head slightly to the left to avoid counter and immediately 
spring into position again. 



No. 4.— RIGHT HALF ARM SWING. 

Step to your left from the regular position with your left foot, 
bending both knees and twist your body, throwing all the 
weight you are capable of in the one direction, and make as 
near a one movement of it as possible. In executing the blow 
you follow on a direct line with your left foot and place the 
left hand in such a position as to guard the face, which should 
be bent toward the left shoulder. 




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BAG PUNCHING. 23 

-No. 5.— LEFT SWING. 

Hold yourself well together, keeping your left arm well back, 
spring quickly forward on the left foot and swing your left with 
a half circular motion and a swing of the body, and pivot on 
the balls of both feet, and, at the same time duck your head 
well to the right. 

No. 6.— RIGHT SHIFT— LEFT SWING. 

This blow is delivered after stepping out of the regular 
position. With the right foot swing the arm and body in one 
move. 

No. 7. 

Duck or side step after swinging the left. After gaining 
position instead of repeating the blow, simply step forward 
slightly to the right with the left foot. Duck and throw your 
head out of harm's way. This is a good move to make one 
shifty and should be practised as much as possible. 

Nos. 8 AND 9. 

Continuous elbow and short arm swings. This is one of the 
best movements for developing the shoulders and back. Stand 




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directly under the bag and hit it with the right elbow and righ k 
hand, then reverse and land with the left elbow and left hand. 
It is a good way to become proficient by commencing with the 
right and left and occasionally use the elbows. 

No. 10. 

Forward and backward and elbow movement ; that is, with 
one arm only. The backward stroke with the elbow and the 
forward one with the right hand. The position can be changed 
and the left hand used. 

No. ii.— ONE-TWO CONTINUOUS— LEFT AND RIGHT 
STRAIGHT. 

Stand directly in front of the bag and punch straight from 
the shoulder. Care should be taken to direct the blows for the 
centre of the ball or a counter is liable to occur. 

Nos. 12 AND 13. 

This movement is one of the best and can be used as a right 
or left single hander continuous blow. Stand directly in front 
of the ball and hit a hook blow. It will have a tendency to 




No. 13. 



RAG PUNCHING. 27 

send the bag over the opposite shoulder and the return will be 
in exact position to land with great force as you hit. Swing 
the shoulder, and, after practising, the learner will easily 
follow the bag's movements and in the end become very pro- 
ficient as a judge of time and distance. 



No. 14.— UPPER CUT. 

This is seldom or ever executed in bag punching, but it is a 
good blow to practise. In delivering the blow draw the right 
arm well back, and, as you do so, swing it in about a cpiarter 
circle and strike upward for the bag. 



No. 15. — RIGHT HAND HALF SWTN ',. 

This has long been regarded as one of the best moves in box- 
ing and when it lands generally proves effective. Place your- 
self immediately in front of the bag with the left guard protect- 
ing the face. Raise on the balls of both feet and swing the 
body and duck the head to the left shoulder, lowering it at the 
same instant, and shoot out the right and follow the direction 
of the body, putting all its weight into the blow. 




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No. 4. Boxing. The most valuable manual of its kind ever published. 

No. 5. Gymnastics. By Robert Stoll, N. Y. A. C. 

No. 6. Lawn Tennis. By O. S. Campbell. 

No. 7. Base Ball. By Walter Camp. 

No. 8. Golf. By J. Stuart Balfour. 

No. 9. Athletes' Guide. Articles on Training, Sprinting, Throwing Weights. 
Walking, etc., and Rules for Government of Athletic Games. 

No. 12. Gaelic and Association Foot Ball. 

No. 13. Hand Ball. How to play it. Rules and definitions. 

No. 14. Curling, Hockey and Polo. 

No. 15. Indoor Base Ball Guide. 

No. 16. Skating. 

No. 17. Basket Ball. 

No. 18. Fencing. Complete Manual of Foil and Sabre. 

No. 20. Cricket Guide. By George Wright. 

No. 21. Rowing. By E. J. Giannini, Champion Amateur Oarsman. 

No. 23. Canoeing. By C. Bowyer Vaux. 

No. 25. Swimming. By Walter G. Douglas. 

No. 26. How to Play Foot Ball. By Walter Camp. 

No. 27. College Athletics. By M. C. Murphy. 

No. 28. Athletic Almanac. By James E. Sullivan. 

No. 29. Exercising with Pulley Weights. By H. S. Anderson. 

No. 30. How to Play Lacrosse. By W. H. Corbett. 

No. 31. Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide for 1895. 

No. 32. Practical Ball Playing. By Arthur A. Irwin. 

No. 33. Lawn Tennis Guide for 1895. 

No. 34. Official Rowing Guide for 1895. 

No. 35. Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. Guide. 

No. 36. Official Golf Guide for 1895. 

No. 37. All-around Athletics. 

No. 38. Official Croquet Guide for 1895. 

No. 39. Lawn Bowls. By Henry Chadwick. 

No. 40. Archery. By James S. Mitchel. 

No. 41. Official Foot Ball Guide for 1895. Edited by Walter Camp. Por- 
traits of all prominent players. Official Rules. 

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